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Friday, February 17, 2012

finish it up Friday, week 15

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This quilt has a great story...at least I think so. This was a WIP twice removed. (ha!) The quilt top was pieced by Evelyn Fisher from 03-06, age 90 1/2. See, it even says so in the corner of the quilt.

The top was hand pieced. (Not extremely well, I might add. I had to machine stitch up a few gaps.) But it still has plenty of charm. At some point Sarah acquired the quilt, I believe via ebay. She attempted quilting it, but she got stalled out. I don't blame her one bit. A few years ago she put it up for adoption on her blog. She kindly sent it to me, and then it became my WIP. It sat in my basement closet for quite awhile.

A few weeks ago, when Tara was here, I showed it to her. She suggested I tie it, in keeping with the vintage feel of the quilt. So I ripped out the quilting that had been done and tied it up. It took me at least 5 hours to tie it. The kids all helped out and even my hubby tied a few knots. Even still, boy, was I sore the next day! But it was totally worth it.

To bind it, I cut the backing a few inches larger than the top, then folded it over (twice) and stitched it down. So, this WIP is finally done! I'm happy to be the one to have finished it after 9 years. I have been sleeping under it the past few nights. I just love it. So very much. Probably because it reminds me so much of quilts that I slept under when I was a little girl.

So fun that she signed a square...I have found old blocks at antique shops and always wondered who made them as I was sewing them together. We took one that I tied to many baseball games : ) Yours is lovely.

I finished a Sesame Street baby quilt this week. It was a printed fabric so I had to do was quilt it. Has Sesame Street fabric for the backing. Check out my blogspot for the pic. http://quiltinggrannie.blogspot.com

There is nothing better than a little bit of history behind a quilt. It reminds me so much of the quilts that were at my Grandparents and Great-Grandparents when I was growing up. Thanks for bringing back good memories.

I did not realize it was so big! It looks terrific on your bed. This gives me hope that some of my UFO's will get done by someone sometime!Thank you for doing finish it up Friday where we can see so many awesome finishes.

That quilt reminds me soooo much of one my grandmother made with her church group--it was even tied in red yarn. We ended up with it. It fell apart after several years, because the piecing was not great, and they had used cut up donated clothing. It first came apart at the seams and then shredded LOL. I saved the best-looking/most together block from that quilt.

Wow, I wondered if it was _the_ quilt when I saw it yesterday. I'm so glad you were able to use it (and thanks for the kind words, that was my first every machine quilting attempt and I bungled it quite thoroughly!). It looks great in a really scrappy homemade way, the yarn was a great addition!

I always remember being told that the best way to display a quilt was on a bed. Congrats on finishing it and putting it to good use. I can see snuggling under a quilt like that with my daughter and making up stories about all the fabrics.

Oh no! The kiddos were out of school and I forgot to link up. I will be sure to join the fun next week ;) In the mean time I will enjoy seeing what everyone finished up. I truly adore your finished quilt, the story alone is enough to make anyone happy. The ties are just perfect too! Smiles~Beth

I have a baby quilt that my husband's great-grandmother made him in 1991. It is hand-pieced and hand-quilted. Should I take any special care while washing it? We want to give it to our baby but it needs a good washing.